From forest to the glass, the Tonnellerie de Mercurey is the culmination of a long family tradition; and the personal passion of its owners, Carole and Nicolas TARTERET.

Tonnellerie de Mercurey; Precision in Blending Oak

The Tonnellerie de Mercurey is renowned for its precision in blending oak, using wood from three diï¬erent forests in every barrel. Our oak blending philosophy enables us to deliver barrels of the consistency and homogeneity our customers seek, year in, year out. The key to this consistency is our integrated stave-mill, NT Bois, which supplies all of our wood. From this relationship, we gain the unparalleled access, experience and knowledge of Nicolas Tarteret and his team of specialists.

Our state-of-the-art production facility, built to the speciﬁcations of winemaking premises was completed in 2009. Since that time we have continued to invest in technology and product stewardship to ensure our customers receive barrels of the ﬁnest quality. Working with respected industry laboratories, we regularly test our wood, air and water supplies to avoid any possible chemical contamination. Tonnellerie de Mercurey’s integrated NT Bois stave mill means that we can guarantee: • PEFC certiﬁed wood of French origin • Total traceability “from forest to barrel” ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certiﬁcations guarantee the control, homogeneity, traceability and reproducibility of our manufacturing process and our quality of service.

The Oak Tree, Our Reason for Being

Throughout the year, our timber specialists travel the length and breadth of France, using their unparalleled knowledge of terroir and forestry management to select only the finest oak trees from the best forests.
Sourcing and blending oak from a select, but varied range of terroirs and forest types are the keys to the consistent quality of our barrels.
From the forest to the stave mill and throughout the barrel-making process, the wood remains segregated in batches, guaranteeing the authenticity and traceability of our production.

The Oak Sapling

Each step is important

Tasting Notes

For bringing out the very best in your wines:
Our Tradition range is crafted using a traditional oak assembly process. These barrels impart a woody elegance combined with fine toasting aromas that give a more complex note to the nose and creates STRUCTURE – VOLUME – ROUNDNESS and BALANCE on the palate.
Our Evolution range displays the characteristics of the specific selections of oak from “terroirs” chosen by our specialists, combined with modern toasting processes, to generate the FRESHNESS – SMOOTHNESS – PRECISION and LENGTH on the palate.
Our oenologists will work with you to understand your terroir and your vines to create the perfect alchemy between our barrels, your wines and your vision.

Tonnellerie de Mercurey - De l\'arbre à la cave.

The tour

Cooperage

the work

Wide Barrel Inventory Available Today

Tonnellerie de Mercurey produces Bordeaux, Burgundy and larger format barrels. We feature an integrated stave mill, NT Bois. We offer 4-grain selections and 4 terroir driven oak selections in 7 highly defined, proven toast profiles. We have a wide range of available barrels that can be delivered when you need them.

We have produced a larger collection of our most popular barrels available locally from our humidity controlled warehouse. We have Burgundy, Bordeaux and 500 liter barrels available in a wide range of oak selections and toast combinations. Let Tonnellerie de Mercurey do what we do best; be the tool to let your wine be the focus. We wish you a bountiful growing and harvest season. Contact Micheal, Ashley and Cory. We can help load your shopping cart without the stress of delivery timing.

Not all M Toasts are Medium

14 May, 2019

We have continued our focused development on the M Prime range of toasts for Cabernet and now have included an M Prime + version for enhanced palate and aromatic attributes. M: MAISON Our house toast. A medium ﬂame and light water treatment gives a toast penetration of 3-5 mm and a toasted bread color to the wood. This helps to produce wines of character, body and a supple round, ﬂeshy mouthfeel. Aromas of chocolate, coﬀee and vanilla are common. (Also available in M- and M+, with the diﬀerence being time on the ﬂame) Pinot Noir and Syrah can now share in the Mercurey Prime toast range with the new Grand Cru Prime*.

2015 The Evolution range is available in two sizes, 300 and 500 liters
2014 Development of large 40 mm wood containers 2013 Development of large 600L and 700L containers
2012 Development of our Bordelaise 22 mm solution all over the world
2011 Development of ...